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FROM

VICTOR WILLIAMS

TEL; Deleted

Dear ,

I am VICTOR WILLIAMS, the only son of late chief
Joseph Alfred Williams from Sierra Leone. I got your
contact from the chember of comerce here in ABIDJAN.My
sources of your contact gave me the courage and
confidence to rely on you.I am writing you in absolute
confidence primarily to seek your assistance to
transfer our cash of twenty one million eight hundred
thousand dollars($21,800,000) now in the custody of a
security trust company here in Abidjan to your private
account pending our arrival toyour country.SOURCE OF
THE MONEY My late father, Chief Joseph Alfred
Williams, a native of mende district in the Northern
province of Sierra Leone, was the general Manager of
Sierra Leone mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown.
According to my father. This money was the income
accrued from mining co-operation’s over draft and
minor sales. Before the peak of the civil war between
the rebels forces of major Paul Koroma and the
combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that
almost destroyed my country, following the forceful
removal from power ofthe Civilian Elected President
Ahmed Tejan Kabbah bythe rebels. My father had already
made arrangement for his family,my mother, my little
sister and myself to be evacuated to Abidjan, Cote
d’Ivoire with our personal effects and the box
containing team. My father deposited the box in a
private Security Company for the safe custody until
after the war when he willjoin us.During the war in
my country, and following the indiscriminate looting
of public and Government properties by the rebel
forces, the sierra Leone mining coop. Was one of the
targets looted and destroyed.My father including other
top Government functionaries Were attacked and killed
by the rebels because of hisrelationship with the
civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. As a result
of my father death, and with the news ofmy uncles
involvement in air crash in January, dashed our hope
of survival. The untimely deaths caused my mothers
heart failure and other related complications of which
she later died in the hospital After we must have
spent a lot of money on her. Now my younger sister and
myself are alone in this strange country suffering
without any care or help.Without any relation, we are
now like refugees and orphans. Our only hope now is in
you and the box deposited in the security company.To
this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance inthe
following ways.To assist me claim this box from
thesecurity company as a foreign
partner/beneficiary.To transfer this money in your
name to your country.To make a good arrangement for a
joint business investment on our behalf in your
country andyou,the caretaker.To secure a college for
my little sister and my selfin your country to further
our education.And to make arrangement for our travel
with you toyour country after you have transferred
this fund. Most importantly, the security company
officials donot know the exact content of the box
because it was declared family valuables belonging to
a foreign partner. The whole documents issued to my
late fatherafter deposit are all in my custody. Please
call me immediately you recieve this mail for a brief
discussion and more information.
I am waiting anxiously for your urgent response.
Thanks and God bless you

Best regards
VICTOR WILLIAMS AND SISTER